Talent Relations & Operations Lead (Gaming & Esports)

RTS; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k plan available for employee

Flexible work schedule

Generous PTO and holidays

Remote-first culture

Job summary

RTS is a culture-forward company operating at the intersection of gaming, creators, and brands. Evo, its flagship, focuses on the Evolution Championship Series and related productions, emphasizing talent development and partnerships.

The Talent Relations & Operations Manager role centers on identifying, developing, hiring, and managing on-camera talent for Evo’s wide-ranging live events and content productions, including travel, scheduling, and payments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in talent management, talent relations, casting, or related live production roles.
• Demonstrated experience discovering, developing, and managing on-camera talent.
• Experience negotiating talent rates, contracts, and commercial terms.
• Strong organizational and operational skills for travel, scheduling, payments, and budgets.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills for high-profile situations.
• Ability to balance talent needs with production and business objectives.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving live production environment.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Partner with production leadership to develop and execute strategies for talent discovery, development, casting, and scheduling across Evo's global event and content calendar.
• Identify talent needs for each production and ensure the right talent is placed across live events, livestreams, remote productions, and video content.
• Negotiate talent contracts and compensation in partnership with production leadership and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with on-camera talent and the fighting game community Evo serves.
• Evaluate talent performance and provide feedback to production leadership.
• Lead global talent discovery efforts, focusing on emerging voices not yet in high-profile productions.
• Create and maintain a centralized database of on-camera talent with availability and experience data.
• Oversee talent scheduling, travel, accommodations, hospitality, and communication for Evo productions and live events.
• Coordinate and oversee talent payments and related administrative processes.
• Manage talent-related expenses within approved production budgets.

Skills

Talent management

Talent relations

Casting

Negotiation

Budget management

Organization

Communication

Travel coordination

Weekend availability

Job description

RTS is a culture-forward company operating at the intersection of gaming, creators, and brands. Evo, its flagship, focuses on the Evolution Championship Series and related productions, emphasizing talent development and partnerships.

The Talent Relations & Operations Manager role centers on identifying, developing, hiring, and managing on-camera talent for Evo’s wide-ranging live events and content productions, including travel, scheduling, and payments.